Crime & Legal

Cycle-specific insurance — Your questions answered

What's covered and why should you even bother? Insurers respond

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London cyclist dies following collision with another bike rider

Police appeal for witnesses after fatal incident on New King's Road on Monday evening

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Suspended sentence for driver who killed cyclist on Isle of Man upheld following appeal

Attorney General’s Chambers had considered sentence ‘unduly lenient’

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Cyclist has stolen bike recovered within three-and-a-half hours of reporting it stolen

Police used BikeRegister to identify the owner

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Mini Holland opponents boast of wasting taxpayers’ money with legal challenge

E17 Streets For All say Waltham Forest's defence costs will reduce money available for cycling scheme

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Knife-wielding man robs 12-year-old of new bike in Stockton

Police appeal for information

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“Tens of thousands” of tacks left on popular Melbourne cycle route

Protesters against the regular sabotage of riders on Yarra Boulevard received 40 punctures this morning alone, now calling for action from police

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Woman who used turbo charged 4×4 as a ‘weapon’ and ran it into autistic cyclist jailed for three years

Natalie Pyne ended up ploughing into a hair salon, causing more than £25,000 worth of damage

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Opponents of Waltham Forest Mini Holland scheme have case thrown out of court

Judge rejects all claims and awards costs of £12,000 to council

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Cabbie who injured cyclist in hit-and-run incident gets taxi licence back after landmark High Court decision

Cycling campaigner warns of increased danger as onus shifts to councils to prove people unfit to drive cabs

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Police officer fined for blocking bike lane

The officer blocked a Gloucester pavement and cycle lane with a mobile speed camera unit

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London Assembly votes unanimously for rush hour lorry ban

Motion also puts pressure on Mayor of London to crack down on dangerous lorries in the capital

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Witness appeal as cyclist found dead on road near Severn Bridges

Police believe victim was hit by a lorry during rush hour on Tuesday evening

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Jail term for prolific Nottingham bike thief

Court hears that Stephen Brecknock targeted expensive bikes in E Midlands city

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More mobile phone use behind the wheel – but prosecutions for it are down

RAC asks whether technology could play a greater role in catching offenders

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Witnesses sought as cyclist, 72, attacked by fellow rider on bike path

Assault took place near Dumbarton on Saturday morning, say police

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Video: Hapless would-be bike thief given slapstick treatment

If Vittorio De Sica had directed in the slapstick genre, the classic Bicycle Thieves may have turned out like this ...

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Witness appeal as cyclist dies after Lincoln by-pass collision

Fatal crash took place in early hours of Sunday morning

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Hit and run driver checks cyclist isn’t dead before fleeing scene

South Wales Police appeal for witnesses after hit and run collision leaves man with fractured elbow

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Seven years for bishop who killed cyclist while driving drunk and texting

Family had wanted a 10-year sentence

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Motorist jailed for chasing down and hitting teenage cyclist in his car

Convicted of dangerous driving having originally been arrested for attempted murder

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Video: Cyclist assaulted outside East London shop

Police issue appeal after incident in Barking earlier this month

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‘Mr Loophole’ lawyer repeats compulsory helmets and hi-viz for cyclists call

Nick Freeman says bike riders should be subject to same laws as motorists ... and then some

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City police appeal after pedestrian seriously injured in collision with cyclist

Woman, 62, needed hip replacement after crash on King William Street last month

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Cycling Lawyer willing to take on speeding Richmond Park cyclist case

Cyclists’ Defence Fund considering lending support

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Jury concludes sleepiness did not cause sleep apnoea sufferer to hit and kill Northumberland cyclist

Neil Urwin had been told by a sleep specialist that he shouldn’t drive the day before the crash

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Oxford bike lights crackdown sees almost 170 cyclists fined

Most will be able to avoid a fine by purchasing lights and presenting them at a police station

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Huge fine for cyclist caught ‘speeding’ in Richmond Park

Questionable whether speed limits in London’s Royal Parks actually apply to cyclists

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“Very strong case for change” in way cycling death cases handled says ex-Crown Prosecution head

Sir Keir Starmer was speaking on BBC report that examined how criminal justice system fails cyclists

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Female cyclist, 71, dies after collision with another cyclist

Pensioner knocked over her handlebars - police seek more information

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